Network Support Engineer – Ghent, Belgium – Freelance 12 months+
Job Title: Network Support Engineer
Industry: Automotive
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Contract type: Freelance 12 months+
About the Role
A leading automotive client is seeking a skilled Level 2 Network Support Engineer to join its IT infrastructure team in Ghent. You will play a key role in maintaining, supporting, and optimizing the company’s network environment, ensuring high availability and performance across manufacturing and corporate systems.
This role is ideal for someone with solid hands-on experience in Cisco networking, routing, and switching, who enjoys troubleshooting complex issues and working in a fast-paced, production-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 2nd line support for network-related incidents and service requests
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across LAN, WAN, and WLAN environments
- Monitor network performance and ensure optimal uptime and reliability
- Support and maintain Cisco-based infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls)
- Collaborate with Level 1 and Level 3 teams to escalate and resolve complex issues
- Perform network configuration, upgrades, and patching
- Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and problem management
- Contribute to network documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures
- Support ongoing infrastructure and digital transformation projects
Technical Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco technologies
- Solid understanding of:
- Routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP)
- Switching technologies (VLANs, STP, trunking)
- TCP/IP networking fundamentals
- Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools
- You are fluent in English. Dutch is a bonus.
Details:
- Start date: ASAP
- Length: 12 months+
- Location: Ghent, Belgium
If you wish to be considered for the position available, please e-mail an up to date CV with a contact number to: Charles.weston@vividresourcing.com or call on +32 (0)3 318 82 30.
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